The Portland daily press., 1887-12-24
THE STATE.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.

In closing up the affairs of the Bridgton
Shoe manufacturing Company, Treasurer
Bennett issued a statement showing that the
corporation received from all sources, in
Guiding the final disposition of the property,
$4,691.75. Its total disbursements aggregat-
ed $3,516.60, leaving about 81, 157.15 to be re-
turned to the stockholders, or about AZ
per cent Of what was paid upon the assess
ment.
At the Governors funeral, the men Of the
Brunswick battery left their new overcoats
in their quarters while they marched. Upon
returning for them, they found q new coats
gone and 20 well-worn ones left in their
places. They could do no better than to ac-
cept them at the time. and did so, but they
entered complaint at the proper quarters,
in order to secure the return of the new
coats.
KENNEBEc COUNTY.
Two boys at Windsor are suffering from a
disease that seems like trichiniasis.
Orders were received in aallowell We'd
nesday, by the Kennebec river mills to place
100 looms on sheeting. Orders are expected
daily to start up more Icons.
A British Naturalization Society is talked
of by the English residents Of Waterville.
Rev. James Z. Mills of Riverside, died
Monday. He was q Freewill Baptist clergy
man, much loved and respected.
KNOX COUNTY.
The Knox Agricultural and Horticultural
Society VIII be reorganized at Rockland next
Wednesday.
Concerning $50 gallons of whiskey lately
spilled in R0ckland, the Opinion says that
the man who would bring such mean and
poisonous whiskey into town deserves the
utmost penalty provided by our liquor law.
The Opinion describes the stuff as soul de-
stroying and diaphragm rending."
PIsCATAQUIs COUNTY.
A new stage line is to be put on Moosehead
Lake this winter by Messrs. A. III. Walker
and f. ID. Bigney, TO run from Greenville
junction 10 the outlet
PENoBsCoT COUNTY.
A gang of fifty Italians came to Bangor
from Greenville Wednesday night. The
crew of railroad laborers at the city farm in
Bangor still remain there, and the city au-
thorities are to bring suit against the own
ers of the steamer Caroline Miller for their
keeping
A meeting of the stockholders of the Dex-
ter Wooden Mills Company he's been called
by the directors, to be held in Kennebunk
next Wednesday, the 28th, to see what shall
be done by the company in relation to the
sale of the mill property; also as to settle
ment of any debts due to or from the corpo-
ration.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
The citizens of st. Adams offer induce
meDts to capitalists to locate wooden mill
in their town. The town has already voted
to exempt such an enterprise from taxation
for ten years.
YORK COUNTY.
Clark & Chaplin, of Portland, are making
preparations to rebuild their ice houses on
the wharf in Saco, and have contracted with
Marston d Durgin to fill them with ice.
Whether the whole building, or only that
part which escaped being wrecked by the
wind last spring, will be stocked is not yet
decided upon. The capacity Of the old
building was 1000 tons.
Massachusetts, parties were in Biddeford
yesterday, looking over the ground for a
street railway to be constructed in Biddeford
and Saco, and to connect with Old Orchard.
pressed themselves as favorably impressed
One proposition now under discussion is for
horse railway in the two cities, and an
electrical motive power to be employed be-
tween Beach street, SacO and Old Orchard